git/Documentation/git-commit-script.txt

git-commit-script(1)
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v0.99.4, Aug 2005

NAME
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git-commit-script - Record your changes

SYNOPSIS
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'git commit' [-a] [(-c | -C) <commit> | -F <file> | -m <msg>] <file>...

DESCRIPTION
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Updates the index file for given paths, or all modified files if
'-a' is specified, and makes a commit object.  The command
VISUAL and EDITOR environment variables to edit the commit log
message.

OPTIONS
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-a::
	Update all paths in the index file.

-c or -C <commit>::
	Take existing commit object, and reuse the log message
	and the authorship information (including the timestamp)
	when creating the commit.  With '-C', the editor is not
	invoked; with '-c' the user can further edit the commit
	message.

-F <file>::
	Take the commit message from the given file.  Use '-' to
	read the message from the standard input.

-m <msg>::
	Use the given <msg> as the commit message.

<file>...::
	Update specified paths in the index file.


Author
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Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>

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